University of Missouri Extension is offering a free webinar to anyone interested in home gardening.

This eight-part series, developed by MU Extension specialists, is aimed at helping people who want to grow healthy foods. According to Juan Cabrera-Garcia, MU Extension horticulturist, the eight part series includes an hour of instruction and 30 minutes for questions and answers.

Classes cover the basics of cool- and warm-season gardening, including container gardening, from fertility to food preservation.

Participants must sign up online and are not required to attend all eight sessions.

The first class in the series is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5.

Topics and specialists teaching the webinar:
May 5: Planning Your Garden – Donna Aufdenberg
May 12: Crop Fertility, May 12 – Justin Keay
May 19: Insects in Your Garden – Tamra Reall
May 26: Disease Prevention and Management – Debi Kelly
June 2: Cool Season Crops – David Trinklein
June 9: Warm Season Crops – Katie Kammler
June 16: Container Gardening – David Trinklein
June 23: Preserving the Harvest – Leslie Bertsch.
Register for each class at extension2.missouri.edu/events/home-gardening-webinar-series or email jcabrera-garcia@missouri.edu to learn more.